A Closer Look: Jody Paterson

I'm a communications strategist and writer with a journalism background, a drifter's spirit, and a growing sense of alarm at where this world is going. I am happiest when writing pieces that identify, contextualize and background societal problems big and small in hopes of helping us at least slow our deepening crises.

Showing posts with label poverty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poverty. Show all posts
Thursday, December 04, 2025

Half a millenium is long enough to know that what you're doing isn't working

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I went looking for the origins of that phrase "the deserving poor" today. It turns out to be a 426-year-old term dating back to th...
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